1. Portion sizes are smaller. 2. Sugar. So much sugar. Specifically, corn syrup. The agricultural lobby has successfully obtained so much in the way of subsidi

1. Portion sizes are smaller. 2. Sugar. So much sugar. Specifically, corn syrup. The agricultural lobby has successfully obtained so much in the way of subsidies that corn syrup is actually cheaper than cane sugar. It's in everything. Even bread has sugar of some sort added. You know there's a problem when bread brands place advertisements on the packaging that it "contains no corn syrup or high fructose corn syrup".